Sale reports / Georgia / Jackson / 2026-03-25

Jackson

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Jackson, Georgia · Wed, Mar 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1942
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
61 vs last sale 98 38 vs year ago 121 · +31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
14 vs last sale 13 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
6 vs last sale 6 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $414.48/cwt on 14 head, up $4.91 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +37.84 against this barn's trailing median of $376.64.
Average price
$414.48
4.91 vs prior sale
14 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,218
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.45
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530450.002,3852thin
Medium and Large 2544421.572,2945thin
Medium and Large 3530399.272,1177thin
One grade step is worth $50.73/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales
430387344301median 376.6412/1702/1805/1306/2407/22
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $415.51, low $315.40, median $376.64 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
414.48
GA average13 barns · 338 hd
424.93
−10.45
This barn, trailing median12 sales
376.64
+37.84
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,698202.113,4323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279178.982,28913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057162.651,71910

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)813$1,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,4502thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Jackson Regional Stockyard - Jackson, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328482.39/cwt465.00–499.001,5822
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450437473.39/cwt470.00–477.502,0693
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6611
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665327.48/cwt325.00–330.002,1782
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458451.69/cwt450.00–455.002,0693
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429458.10/cwt450.00–465.001,9655
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560389.93/cwt382.50–397.502,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550505437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2091
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600571428.01/cwt415.00–435.002,4444
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385484.94/cwt480.00–490.001,8672
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500490407.53/cwt405.00–410.001,9972
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430430.23/cwt420.00–440.001,8502
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535392.51/cwt387.50–397.502,1004
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513467.44/cwt462.50–470.002,3983
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700668366.24/cwt365.00–367.502,4462
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469428.79/cwt425.00–430.002,0114
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7591
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2702
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3791
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1341
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500455450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0481
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450408453.71/cwt440.00–460.001,8514
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625358.69/cwt355.00–362.502,2422
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4421
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473461.24/cwt460.00–465.002,1824
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623391.07/cwt382.50–400.002,4362
CowsLean 85-90%1,073164.92/cwt161.00–168.001,7707
CowsBoner 80-85%1,097175.82/cwt175.00–177.001,9296
CowsBoner 80-85%1,045190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9861
CowsLean 85-90%945151.03/cwt150.00–152.001,4272
CowsLean 85-90%1,170170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,500180.30/cwt179.00–183.002,7056
Bulls1,698202.11/cwt200.00–204.003,4323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsSmall 2-38131,875.38/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324553.67/cwt545.00–565.001,7944
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2801
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515437.55/cwt432.50–440.002,2533
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450424457.12/cwt450.00–465.001,9387
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385519.74/cwt515.00–530.002,0013
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400359500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7954
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475434.81/cwt420.00–445.002,0655
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700655282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,8502
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273579.36/cwt570.00–590.001,5822
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250225595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,3391
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350329500.23/cwt490.00–515.001,6464
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8281
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588397.60/cwt390.00–405.002,3382
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419484.75/cwt470.00–500.002,0318
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2111
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550521404.98/cwt400.00–410.002,1106
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518402.54/cwt400.00–405.002,0852
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570373.27/cwt370.00–380.002,1283
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385488.71/cwt470.00–495.001,8828
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.